Baseline survey Trainings: 14 February 2011

M.N.M. Ibrahim

Regional Project Coordinator - ILRI

Development and application of decision-support tools to conserve

and sustainably use genetic diversity in indigenous livestock

and wild relativesBaseline surveys in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Vietnam

Collaborating Institutions

Bangladesh: March 2009

Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh

Vietnam: March 2009

National Institute of Animal Husbandry

Sri Lanka: March 2009

University of Peradeniya

Pakistan: January 2011

University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Baseline surveys

• At the baseline level 3 types of surveys are required: Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)or

Focus Group Discussion (PRA) Household survey (HH) Market Agent survey (MA)

Baseline Survey Activities Baseline survey Trainings:• Bangladesh: Nov 2009• Sri Lanka: Jan/Feb 2010• Vietnam: Mar 2010• Pakistan: Feb 2011

Survey Execution:• Bangladesh: Nov 2009 to Jan 2010• Sri Lanka: Mar to May 2010• Vietnam: Apr to June 2010• Pakistan: Mar/Apr 2011

Baseline Survey Activities …….Data Entry and Cleaning:• Bangladesh: Feb to Apr 2010• Sri Lanka: Jun to Sep 2010• Vietnam: Jul to Oct 2010• Pakistan: May to June 2011

Analyses and Reporting:• Bangladesh: Nov/Dec 2010• Sri Lanka: Nov/Dec 2010• Vietnam: Jan 2011• Pakistan: July 2011

PRA Training in SL

HH survey Training - SL

Role-Play

PRA - BD

Market Agent Survey - BD

Awareness conducted by Site Manager - BD

Lessons Learnt….• Farmer turn out for PRA is poor!!

Site manager or logistics team member has not done his/her job properly – insufficient publicity or last minute notification

• Participation by women are low!!Chicken are generally cared for by women, and goats by both men & women. Important to have equal representation

• Some farmers in the group are more active/talkative and deny others in giving their opinion!!Observer/Facilitator should divert attention to others in the group

Lessons Learnt….• Members of the PRA team or

enumerators are less familiar with technical termsClarify your doubts during training and use the glossary

• Confusion in names used by farmers to identify chicken and goat breeds Guide the farmers by showing colour photos

• Incomplete PRA reports!!The PRA team should get together and review the notes taken by the note keepers and put together the draft report the very next day